| VIENNA TOWNSHIP BOARD MEETING | Proposed | |||||||||
| MONDAY, MAY 18, 2009, 5:30 P.M. | ||||||||||
| RICHARD E. SCOTT, CLERK | ||||||||||
| Roll Call: | Present - | Belill, Scott, Luttenbacher, Fuller, Ridley, Taylor, Zinn | ||||||||
| Absent - | None | |||||||||
| Previous Minutes: | May 4, 2009. Moved by Ridley, seconded by Taylor to approve the minutes as | |||||||||
| presented. | All in favor | |||||||||
| Bills: | Bills in the amount of $12,686.59 was presented. Moved by Luttenbacher seconded by | |||||||||
| Zinn to approve the bills. | ||||||||||
| ROLL CALL: | Yeas - Luttenbacher, Ridley, Zinn, Belill | |||||||||
| Nays - Scott, Fuller, Taylor | Motion passed | |||||||||
| Treasurer's Report: | Luttenbacher presented the Treasurer's report for April. | |||||||||
| Fire Authority Report: | Zinn stated that the Fire Chief turned in two grants to FEMA. If the grants are awarded, | |||||||||
| they will be used for a new truck and new air packs. He also stated that the remodeling | ||||||||||
| of Station 2 has started. There has 7 new hires and 1 firefighter has resigned. | ||||||||||
| Library Report: | Zinn stated that the use of the Library continues to increase. Thetford, City of Clio and | |||||||||
| Vienna Township are working on the new agreement. | ||||||||||
| Senior Report: | Ridley stated that the Senior Center audit will begin on May 19, 2009. Ridley also spoke | |||||||||
| about the issues with the Senior Center building. She feels that CHMP and Siwik | ||||||||||
| should be responsible for the bills that were incurred on repairs at the center. She would | ||||||||||
| like the Supervisor to address the issue. There are also issues at the Fire Station that | ||||||||||
| need to be addressed. Moved by Taylor, seconded by Ridley to have the Supervisor | ||||||||||
| contact the Township attorney with the information and have him pursue the issue with | ||||||||||
| CHMP, Siwik and THA concerning the Senior Center and Fire Station. | ||||||||||
| ROLL CALL: | Yeas - Belill, Scott, Luttenbacher, Fuller, Ridley, Taylor, Zinn | |||||||||
| Nays - None | Motion passed | |||||||||
| Correspondence: | Taylor spoke about an incident involving a resident and the Sheriffs Department at a gas | |||||||||
| station on Vienna Road. The Supervisor stated that she will talk to Sgt. Pyles about the | ||||||||||
| incident. | ||||||||||
| Public Comment: | ||||||||||
| 1. | Laurel Coe, 11243 Center Rd., spoke of the importance of the Senior Center. She stated | |||||||||
| that the Center is willing to work with the township to cut costs. | ||||||||||
| Unfinished Business | None | |||||||||
| New Business: | ||||||||||
| 1. | Amended agreement for N. Saginaw Road resurfacing project from Clio Road to Willard Rd. | |||||||||
| The amendment to the agreement will consist of additional storm water drainage. It was | ||||||||||
| discussed with the Business Development Authority. The BDA has agreed to reimburse | ||||||||||
| the township for the additional amount ($10,000.00) of the amended project. Moved by Zinn, | ||||||||||
| seconded by Scott to approve the amended agreement and have the BAD reimburse the | ||||||||||
| township $10,000.00, the additional cost of the project. | ||||||||||
| ROLL CALL: | Yeas - Luttenbacher, Fuller, Ridley, Taylor, Zinn, Belill, Scott | |||||||||
| Nays - None | Motion passed | |||||||||
| 2. | Road maintenance, Jennings Road, Dodge Road to Wilson Road and Farrand Road, Clio to | |||||||||
| Tuscola. After discussion it was decided not to participate in the Jennings Road project | ||||||||||
| this year. Moved by Scott, seconded by Ridley to proceed with the Farrand Road (Clio Rd. | ||||||||||
| to Tuscola Rd.) project. | ||||||||||
| ROLL CALL: | Yeas - Fuller, Ridley, Taylor, Zinn, Belill, Scott, Luttenbacher | |||||||||
| Nays - None | Motion passed | |||||||||
| 3. | Fee schedule amendment, (Resolution No. 05-18-09-13). Moved by Zinn, seconded by | |||||||||
| Luttenbacher to adopt the resolution. | ||||||||||
| ROLL CALL: | Yeas - Ridley, Taylor, Zinn, Belill, Scott, Luttenbacher, Fuller | |||||||||
| Nays - None | Motion passed | |||||||||
| 4. | Building and Assessing discussion. The assessor spoke on how the Assessing Dept. and | |||||||||
| the Building Dept. are working together on comparing over 6000 parcels from the drawings | ||||||||||
| on file, to the fly over photos the township have on pictometry. This method being used in | ||||||||||
| detecting differences in our assessing records eliminates what could have been a very | ||||||||||
| lengthy door to door reappraisal of all properties. | ||||||||||
| Moved by Belill, seconded by Luttenbacher to rescind the motion made at the previous | ||||||||||
| meeting and have the Building Secretary and Assistant Assessor remain at their full-time | ||||||||||
| positions, with benefits. | ||||||||||
| ROLL CALL: | Yeas - Belill, Scott, Luttenbacher, Fuller, Ridley, Taylor, Zinn | |||||||||
| Nays - None | Motion passed | |||||||||
| Sheriff Pickell spoke of the need of the Sheriff's Department at Vienna Township. He feels | ||||||||||
| that with the number of calls the department gets, the township should consider other | ||||||||||
| options before they cut an officer. | ||||||||||
| 5. | Budget cuts. After a lengthy discussion of the different options that the township can | |||||||||
| make concerning the cuts, it was moved by Zinn, seconded by Luttenbacher to reduce | ||||||||||
| the contract with the Genesee County Sheriff's Department by one Deputy, effective | ||||||||||
| June 1, 2009. | ||||||||||
| ROLL CALL: | Yeas - Belill, Scott, Luttenbacher, Ridley, Zinn | |||||||||
| Nays - Fuller, Taylor | Motion passed | |||||||||
| Comments: | The Senior Center Director stated that the Senior Board of Directors met and discussed | |||||||||
| ways for the center to cut costs. They formed an Energy Conservation Committee to | ||||||||||
| look into conserving with the lights, computers, etc. The center will also look into | ||||||||||
| reducing the amount of copies made at the center. | ||||||||||
| The Township Board asked for a list of the people that are using the center. They would | ||||||||||
| like to determine where the people are coming from. | ||||||||||
| Board comments: | Fuller suggested that the Board look into every option to make cuts, not just the Sheriff | |||||||||
| Department. | ||||||||||
| Moved to adjourn at 7:32 p.m. | ||||||||||
| _______________________________ | ||||||||||
| Richard Scott | ||||||||||
| Vienna Township Clerk | ||||||||||
| CERTIFICATION: | ||||||||||
| STATE OF MICHIGAN | ||||||||||
| COUNTY OF GENESEE | ||||||||||
| I, the undersigned, do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and complete copy of the minutes of the regular | ||||||||||
| meeting of the Township Board of the Charter Township of Vienna, Genesee County, Michigan, held on the 18th day | ||||||||||
| of May, 2009. | ||||||||||
| Nancy Belill | Richard Scott | |||||||||
| Supervisor | Vienna Township Clerk | |||||||||
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